Toy



D. LEVIN'SON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 30, 1921.

]L A25 107 Patented Aug. 8; 11922.

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D. LEVINSON.

TOY.

APPLICATION 'FILED MAR. 30, 1921.

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. 01 the invention is bel:-

DAVILD LEVI SON, DE 1\TEW.YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Application filed March 30, 1921.

To aZZ w /wm z't mwy conccrn Be it lznown that I, DA'VID Lnvmson, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of lflW York, in the county et New York and State of New .Zork, have vented certain new and usetul Improvements in Toys, of whioh the :ollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvemente in toys, and more particularly to toy building blocks for childrens play.

One of the objecte of the invention is to produce a group ol. blocks, W" ich, when set up, oonstitutes a toy with whioh a game of chance may be played.

Another objeot of the invention is to provide one of the elements of the group, and more particularly the one which in setting u p the toy completes the saine, with a simple and eflicient means for looking the members together.

With these and other objeots in view, which Wlll more ully apnear as the nature understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinaiter descriloed, pointed out in the appended ciaims and illustrated in the acoompauying drawings, it being understood that n1any changes may be made in the size and propor tien et the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended elaim without departing from the spirit or saorifioing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in vvhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy in its completed state; Figs. 2 t0 7, inclusive, are perspective views of the several elements or building blocks, of Which the toy is formed; and Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, are perspective views et the building b1ocks in the several stages of setting up to form the toy illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The set of building blocks, oi which the toy is to be formed, comprises six quadrangular prisme, denoted by the numerals 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, all of whioh are of the same height and of the same transverse cross-section, the base of each being constituted by a square. These elements are to be set up and interlocked to form a spinning top, and may be divided into three pairs, the elements of eaoh pair being placed pecification of Letcers Patent.

Patented Arma 8, 1922.

Seral No. 456,863.

side by side,- as appears from I 1ol the draivings and the eiements ol an; pair extending at right angles to those of the other pairs. The eiements of eaclz pair entend centrally tlrrough those of the other pairs, and for this pnrpose all 01 the prisme, with the exception of that denoted by bh nu are provided vvith central notehes, as nppears from Figs. 2 to 6, inclusive. The prism 10 is provided With a notch 16, extending ir0rn one of its faces to its longitudinal center line, said notch being adapted to receive another one of the prisms oi the group, as Will hereinafter appear, its Width corresponding to the size of one of the aides 01 the square base of the prism and its dopth being half of its width. The prism 10 forme a pair with the prism 12. The latter being provided in one of its aides with a notch 17, adapted to receive a pair of prisms, when plaCed side loy side. The width of this notch is twice that of the notoh l6, its deptlx oorresponding to that of the -notch .16. VVhen the prisms 10 and 12 are placed side by side with their notches inregistering positions, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, these notohes merge one into another and form a substantially L-shaped slot.

Through this L-shaped slot is entended the prism 11 (Fig. 9), the last mentioned prism being provided with a notoh 18 in one of its sides, into which merge two note-lues, denoted by the numerals 19 and 20, in the adjacent side of the said prism. The width of the notch 18 corresponds to that of the notch 16 and the widths of the notohes 19 and 20 being eaoh onehalf of the Width of the notoh 18. The notches 19 and 20 are spaced apart a distance correspoi1ding to that of the width of the notch 18. In oombining the prism 11 with the prisrns 10 and 12, the portion 21 of the prisrn 11 between the notches 19 and 20 is disposed in the L-shaped slot above referred to. When the elements are in these positions (Fig. 9), the notch 19 is disposed above the prisms 10 and 12 and, the notoh 20 below the same, the last mentioned notches facing the base 22 of the Lshaped slot.

The prisms 13 and 14 are extended at right angles to the prisme 10 and 12 and also to the prism 11. The prisme 13 and 14 are alike in construction, eaoh being provided in one 01 its faces with a notch 23 and in the adjacent face with a notoh 24;. These t-wo nocches marge one into the other, the

. width of each notch 23 corresponding -to that of the notch 17 andthe width of each' notch 24 to that of the notch .16. in com bining the prism 13 with the prisms 10, 11 and 12 the prisms 10 and 12 are seated in the notch 23 aiid'thn the PI'S 13 forced into the notch 19-in theprism .l 1: (Fig. 10), whereby the n0tch 24 in the prism 18 is browght into registering position W1il the base 22 of theL-shaped siot in .theprism pair 10 and 12. in a siniila.r mnnner is fiche prism 14 united with the prisme Previously assembied', the elementg beingthen in the positions shown in Fig. ,11 of th: drawings.

The prism 15. serves toiosktogether the five prismsalready assembied, if. being drawn in paraliel relation to the prism '11 The pin 25 serves alsoxis wspindle, around which the t0y mny be-spun in the manner of a spinning top, the prisms 11 a=nd"l5 being grasped between fiW0 fingers 0f the operator and the entire cntfivance: given-a rotary motion on the pin 25: and then released.

The pin is not The J1ism 13 is r0vided -ontwo 0i in onl r pos1tefaces w1tn numerais, one adwent the and of each face; zr.s cleariy shown nF1gs. 1 and 5 015 the dmwmgs. When the t0y 1s Spnn. one of these nu1nerais Wiil corne uppermost after the force has been spent.

The devic is thus adapted to-be used as a of.chance.

11; is to be notd that the longitudinal axis of each prismpair. intersects the longitudinal axes of the other pairs, when the toy is assembied (Fig. 1).

What 1 clziim: is

A. buildin biock ton commisirm three.

pairs of quadranguiar prisms 'adapted to be interlocked. 2111 of said priszns bu; one being provided with notches accommodat ing portions Of: the prisms, the members of ench pai1nf prisms extending side by side and at right angles to the other pairs 0i prisnas, the i01igitudinai axis of: each prism pair interseeting the longitndiz'iui axes Of the other pairs, and pinin the side of said notchless pris1n abuttin-g again posed face 01 itspair, said pin extendi D ont O:E the side of the notciiiess prism, thereby i0rming a wedge b0- prevent accidental disengagement 0'f said notchless prism from the femaining elements, when nsse1nbied; said pin projecting beyond one and of' said notchless prism and constitnting a spindie on 'Which the assembled toy nmy b6 spun.

Signed at New York in the connty of New Y0rk and Skate of New York, this' 15th day of March, A. D. 1921; I

' DAVJD LEVINSON. 

